Bottle-washer machinery.



No. 697,797. Patented Apr. I5, |902. H. S. BREWINGTUN.

BOTTLE WASHER MACHINERY.

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Patented Apr. l5, |902.

H. S. BHEWINGTUN. BOTTLE WASHER MACHINERY.

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HENRY S. BREVVINGTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO VILLIAM SEIM, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BOTTLEHWASHER MACHINERY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,797, dated April 15, 1902.

Application tiled September 10, 1901. Serial No. 74,965. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: spindle 17. The spindles are thus geared to' Be it known thatl, HENRY S. BREWINGTON, gether in pairs, the gear connections causing a citizen of the United States, residing at Balthe members of each pair to revolve in oppotimore city, in the State of Maryland, have site directions. The spindles extend through invented new and useful Improvements in stuffing-boxes 18, and upon the upper end of 55 Bottle-Washer Machinery, of which the foleach spindle is secured a brush-holder comlowing is a specification.- prisin g a disk 19 and two upwardly-project- My invention relates to 'bottle -washers ing arms 20. The inner surface of each of adapted for washing bottles externally; and the arms is formed with a longitudinal dove- Io its object is to provide an apparatus of this tail groove 21, adapted to receive a suitable 6o character which will be simple and inexpenbrush 22. The disk 19 is formed with an ansive in construction and effective and reliable nulalr water-chamber 23, communicating by in operation. openings 24 with the spindle, and projecting The invention comprises rotary spindles to upward from each of said disks are oppositelywhich are secured brushes and means for supdisposed perforated pipes 25, the lower ends 65 plying water to the outside of the bottles. of which communicate with the annular wa- The construction of the machine will be ter-chamber 23. The pipes are in parallel refully describedhereinafterin connection with lation to the brushes and are adapted to spray the accompanying drawings, which form part Water onto the outside of the bottles in adzo of this specification, and its novel features vance of the brushes. 7o will be defined in the appended claims. Within each of the rotary spindles isa solid In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view, partly rod 26, the lower end of which is suitably in vertical section and partly in elevation, of supported, while its upper end is formed with a machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2 a circular socket 27 to receive a stud 28, de-

2 5 is a horizontal section showinga bottom plan pending from a rubber disk 29, serving as a 75 ofthe gearingforrevolving thespindles. Fig. support for the bottom of the'bottle. The 3 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, of upper ends of the bottles are held by springone of the rotary spindles and the parts atclasps and rubber cones 31, depending from tached thereto; and Fig. 4 is a plan View, a plate 32, supported upon parallel posts 33,

3o partly in horizontal section, of the brushes. secured to the side plates of the machine and 8o The reference-numerals 1 and 2 designate held in position by spring-catches 34, projectL parallel side plates constituting the frame of ing from the posts. the machine and provided at their lower ends The operation of the mechanism will be with feet 3. Between the side plates is sereadily understood and may be described as g 5 cured a water-box 4, divided by a horizontal follows: All of the shafts 10 are simulta- 8 5 partition 5 into two independent chambers 6 neously revolved by means of a driving-pnland 7, serving, respectively, as inlet and outley on one of said shafts, and the spindles let chambers for water, the chamber 6 being are revolved through the bevel-gears 12 and connected by a pipe S with a hydrant or other 13 and the spur-wheels 15. Water enters the 4o source of supply, while the upper chamber 7 hollow spindles through the perforations 36 9o is provided with a discharge-opening 9. and passes up to the annular chambers 23 and The side plates 1 and 2 are formed with thence to the perforated pipes 25, which bearings for a plurality of horizontal shafts spray the water upon the bottles in front of lO, connected together at one end by spurthe brushes.

gearing 11. Upon theshafts 10 are mounted The arrangement of the brush-holders in 95 bevel-gears 12, meshing with bevel-gears 13 oppositely-revolving pairs permits the spinon the lower ends of hollow rotary spindles dles to be placed close together without dan- 14. Upon the spindles 14 are also mounted ger of adjacent brush-holders striking each spur gear-wheels 15, which mesh with similar other.

5o gears 16, mounted upon the next adjacent The devices for supporting the bottles are Ico simple and secure, and the brushes may be readily removed and renewed when Worn.

I claim- 1. In a bottle-washer, the combination with a water-box, and a hollow rotary spindle, of a brush-holder having upwardly-extending ar1ns,brnshes removably secured to said arms, and perforated pipes arranged adjacent to said brushes and communicating with the hollow spindle.

2. In a bottle-washer, the combination with a water-box, of a plurality of hollow spindles revolubly supported by said water-box,brush holders carried by said spindles, and each comprising a disk having an annular Waterchamber communicating with the spindle, upwardlyprojecting arms to support the brushes and perforated pipes communicating with the water-chamber of the disk.

3. In abottle-washer, the combination with a Water-box and hollow rotary spindles supported thereby, of gearing connecting said spindles in pairs and causing the members of each pair to revolve in opposite directions, and brush-holders carried by said spindles.

sew/97 4. In a bottle-Washer, the combination with a water-box and hollow rotary spindles supported thereby, of brush-holders supported upon the spindles, brushes removably secured thereto, and yielding devices for supporting the bottles upon the brush-holders.

5. In abottle-washer, the combination with a water-box, of hollow spindles revolubly supported thereby, brush-holders carried by said spindles, each comprising a disk having an annular Water-chamber, parallel arms, and perforated pipes communicating with the spindles, and bottle-supporting devices consisting of a rod extending through the spindle, a yielding disk loosely supported on the upper end of said rod, and a plate supported above the spindles, and provided with depending clamping-springs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY S. BRE VVINGTON.

Vitnesses:

ROBERT C. RHODES, E. WALTON BREWINGTON. 

